25 Ways to Act Like You Love Your Spouse

Do you love your spouse? How does your spouse know you love them? Maybe you tell them every day. Maybe every time you go separate ways your last words are “I love you.” And you probably do love them and vice versa. What if the words you say, don’t necessarily spell love for your spouse?

The Five Love Languages is a book by Dr. Gary Chapman, which discusses five different ways people express and receive love. The words I love you should be expressed in some way. But when they are expressed they may not be received as love. You do it because you love your spouse, but your spouse may never interpret it that way.

No matter what your love language is, or what your spouse’s love language is, the important thing is to take action. Show your love in action. I’ve shared 25 love actions below, broken down into the five love languages.

Here are 25 ways to act like you love your spouse.

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PHYSICAL TOUCH – Hold hands 2 of 26

Remember the feeling the first time you held hands with someone you "liked." For a person whose love language is physical touch, that feeling is the same today as it was then.

Are you familiar with the term domestic sexy? If your spouse loves acts of service then you better be. Skip taking the car to the car wash next time. Grab a bucket, soap, a water hose and wash your spouse's car.

We used to live two minutes from Walmart. It seemed we were always there. It was convenient and we always were forgetting stuff. But the times my wife went and picked up something for me I felt much love.

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